Close up of the woman seated on a throne

National Archeological Museum, Athens, Greece

This is a Pentelic marble grave relief from ancient Greece showing a young woman seated on a decorated throne with a sphinx and ram's head on the backrest. She is surrounded by three female attendants, one tenderly touching her hand, another holding a newborn baby in the background, and a maidservant at the right wearing a barbarian-style sleeved dress. The woman draws up her garment with her right hand while her left hand rests on a jewelry box on her knees.


A young woman seated on a throne decorated with a sphinx and a ram's head on the backrest
Tags:  athens | greece | head | marble | museum | ram | relief
Genre:  4th century BC

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Greek grave relief showing woman with attendants


Material: Pentelic marble Date range: Middle of the 4th century BC Origin: Piraeus, Greece This...

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